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The Rice Raiders’ varsity football team needed everything they could muster to try to take a victory in last Friday’s game against the Danbury Panthers. After a hard-fought game and a fourth quarter touchdown, the Raiders were able to take the advantage over their opponents by scoring over 27 points for the fourth time in a row in a 28-27 victory for Rice.
Read moreThe cross- count r y teams of Colorado County have had strong seasons up to this point with some solid individual performances throughout. This week, each team had the chance to compete in their respective district meets as runners vied for a chance to claim a district championship as well as a spot in the regional championship meet. Rice came away as champions from their performance as those runners as well as the best from around the county will continue on to the next level in Corpus Christi a few weeks from now.
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Read moreThe Weimar Wildcats didn’t get off to the start they wanted to in last week’s game against the Thorndale Bulldogs. After scoring a first quarter touchdown, the Wildcats were shut down in the middle quarters while their opponents built a lead. Weimar cut the deficit using a big fourth quarter on both ends, but they couldn’t get over the hump as their comeback fell short in a 36-28 defeat at home. Weimar had some difficulties early in this game. After holding their opponents to just one touchdown and an extra point in the first quarter, they allowed the Bulldogs to score two touchdowns in each of the next two quarters as they struggled to find a solution on the defensive side. Thorndale took advantage of Weimar’s defense through the air and finished the game with over 220 passing yards. Weimar allowed nearly 160 yards on the ground from their opponents as well. The defensive struggles along with the Wildcats’ inability to extend drives in the second and third quarters had Weimar going into the fourth quarter with a 34-6 deficit. However, it was in this period that both sides of the ball started turning up the temperature.
Read moreThe Weimar varsity volleyball team’s season is coming to an end, and the Ladycats have only five games left to try to reach as high in the district standings as they can. Their climb was made slightly more difficult after they suffered a difficult loss to the Schulenburg Lady Horns. They were able to find scoring opportunities but could not slow their opponents’ offense enough to prevent a three-sets-to-one defeat on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Stats from their end-of-the week game against Ganado were not available at the time of publication.
Read moreIn week seven of The Citizen’s Football Fever, Robert Waddle, of Columbus, clutched first place for the second week in a row but not without some serious competition. There were five contestants who picked seven game-winners out of eight, taking us to the tiebreaker for first place as well as second place. Randy Huebel took second place, as the next closest in scores for the tiebreaker game.
Read moreWeimar has steadily been one of the top-performing 2A volleyball teams in the state as they work their way to the top of their district standings. They helped their case significantly with a couple of crucial victories last week against Shiner and Louise. The Ladycats did not breeze through these matchups by any means as they will have to continue to battle through a tough district if they want to secure the top spot in the standings.
Read moreThe Lady Raiders have had many sets come down to the end this district season, forcing win-by-two situations that extend the game past the 25-point mark. Unfortunately for Rice, they haven’t been on the winning end of many of those situations. That trend continued last week as the Lady Raiders failed to win a set last week despite being so close on different opportunities.
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